24-25 Leadership Meeting Dates and Links

General Information

Information concerning Head Start Full Utilization and Senate Bill 60.

NEW - Revised copy of the Certificate of Head Start Full Utilization

Quell parent anxiety regarding child's transition from Part C to Part B

Preschool Program Determinations Video

- The School Readiness Branch created a PowerPoint​ to assist in the Beginning of Year training to help districts correctly enter student information into Infinite Campus.

REGULATIONS RELATED TO PRESCHOOL

Public Preschool Enrollment Requirements

Income Chart for 160% of Poverty 25-26

704 KAR 3:410. Preschool Education for Four-Year-Old Children

KRS 157.3175 Eligibility for free preschool education

Facility Requirements for Preschool Programs

Guidance for Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Worksheets, Test Sheets and Dittos

Clarification on Waiting Lists, Classroom Cap Size, Professional Development

Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools

School and Child Care Immunizations

State Vaccine Requirements from the National Vaccine Information Center

School Health Forms

Bus Driver and Driver Assistants

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration: School Bus Safety

Guideline for the Safe Transportation of Preschool Age Children in School Buses

KRS 156.160 - Promulgation of administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Lunch Income Eligibility Guideline

Lead Teacher Breaks

Public Playground Safety Handbook

158.060 School month and school day -- Duty-free lunch period -- Nonteaching time for teachers

SPECIAL EDUCATION REGULATIONS

Special Education Resources for Using Infinite Campus (IC)

Preschool - Data Standard Special Education (07/28/2023)

Administrative Regulations and Federal IDEA Regulations for Special Education

Compliance Record Review Document

Guidance on 707 KAR 1:350 - Placement Decisions, Class Size, Case Load for Resource Teachers

707 KAR 1:320 - ARC Membership

Criteria for Identification of Developmental Delay

Special Education Forms: Eligibility Determination

Developmental Delay Eligibility Determination Form

Speech or Language Impairment Determination Form

Kentucky Early Intervention Services (KE Referral Process

KEIS Point of Entry State List

Kentucky System of Intervention (KSI)

Child Find/Kentucky System of Intervention (KSI) Preschool Toolkit

Criteria for a Model KSI School

Referral for Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation Form

IEP Guidance Document

Special Education Data Standards - IEP/PSP

Special Education Data Standards - Preschool

Indicator 6 Support - Decision Tree Tool (for reporting Least Restrictive Environment for children with IEPs)

Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs

House Bill 44 (2022) - District Attendance Policies and Students with Disabilities 

House Bill 563 (2021) Nonresident Pupil Enrollment Policies and Students with Disabilities  

Special Education - Parent and Family Resources

FY2024-2025 Technical Assistance Guide - Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services in collaboration with the Kentucky Department of Education, Effective October 10, 2024